Robot and method of controlling the same

Abstract

A robot includes a display, a sensing unit including at least one sensor for detecting a physical stimulus, and a processor configured to detect the physical stimulus based on a sensing value acquired from the at least one sensor while an operation is performed, identify the physical stimulus based on the acquired sensing value, perform control to stop or terminate the operation based on the identified physical stimulus, and control the display to display a graphical user interface (GUI) corresponding to the identified physical stimulus.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A robot comprising:
 a display; 
 a sensing unit including at least one sensor for detecting a physical stimulus; and 
 a processor configured to: 
 detect the physical stimulus based on a sensing value acquired from the at least one sensor while an operation is performed, 
 identify the physical stimulus based on the acquired sensing value, 
 perform control to stop or terminate the operation based on the identified physical stimulus, and 
 control the display to display a graphical user interface (GUI) corresponding to the identified physical stimulus, 
 wherein the robot further comprises a memory configured to store information on priorities of identifiable physical stimuli and performable operations, and 
 wherein the processor is configured to perform control to stop or terminate the operation which is being performed or ignore the identified physical stimulus based on priority of the identified physical stimulus and priority of the operation which is being performed. 
 
     
     
       2. The robot according to  claim 1 , wherein the at least one sensor includes at least one of:
 a touch sensor provided in a head part of the robot; 
 a gyroscope sensor provided in a body part of the robot; or 
 a touchscreen formed integrally with the display. 
 
     
     
       3. The robot according to  claim 1 , further comprising a memory configured to store a learning model learned by a learning processor or received from a server,
 wherein the processor identifies the physical stimulus corresponding to the sensing value acquired from the at least one sensor through the learning model stored in the memory. 
 
     
     
       4. The robot according to  claim 1 , wherein the processor:
 stops or terminates the operation which is being performed when the priority of the identified physical stimulus is higher than that of the operation which is being performed, and 
 controls the display to display the GUI corresponding to the identified physical stimulus. 
 
     
     
       5. The robot according to  claim 1 , wherein the processor ignores the identified physical stimulus and continuously performs the operation, when the priority of the identified physical stimulus is lower than that of the operation which is being performed. 
     
     
       6. The robot according to  claim 1 , wherein the processor continuously performs the operation when identification of the detected physical stimulus is impossible. 
     
     
       7. The robot according to  claim 1 , further comprising a speaker,
 wherein the processor controls the speaker to output voice corresponding to the identified physical stimulus. 
 
     
     
       8. The robot according to  claim 1 , further comprising a camera,
 wherein the processor recognizes a position of a user through the camera in response to the identified physical stimulus and controls a rotation mechanism such that the display is directed to the recognized position. 
 
     
     
       9. The robot according to  claim 1 , wherein the GUI indicates an emotional state corresponding to the identified physical stimulus. 
     
     
       10. The robot according to  claim 1 , wherein, when detecting that the physical stimulus is repeated a predetermined number of times or more based on the acquired sensing value, the processor controls the display to display a GUI different from a GUI displayed when the physical stimulus is identified once. 
     
     
       11. A method of controlling a robot, the method comprising:
 acquiring a sensing value from at least one sensor while an operation is performed; 
 detecting a physical stimulus based on the acquired sensing value; 
 identifying the detected physical stimulus based on the acquired sensing value; 
 performing control to stop or terminate the operation based on the identified physical stimulus; and 
 outputting a graphical user interface (GUI) corresponding to the identified physical stimulus through a display, 
 wherein performing control to stop or terminate the operation based on the identified physical stimulus and outputting the GUI corresponding to the identified physical stimulus are performed based on priority of the identified physical stimulus being higher than that of the operation which is being performed. 
 
     
     
       12. The method according to  claim 11 , wherein the at least one sensor includes at least one of:
 a touch sensor provided in a head part of the robot; 
 a gyroscope sensor provided in a body part of the robot; or 
 a touchscreen formed integrally with the display. 
 
     
     
       13. The method according to  claim 11 , wherein the identifying of the physical stimulus includes identifying the physical stimulus corresponding to the sensing value acquired from the at least one sensor through a learning model learned by a learning processor or received from a server. 
     
     
       14. The method according to  claim 11 , wherein the performing of control to stop or terminate the operation based on the identified physical stimulus and the outputting of the GUI corresponding to the identified physical stimulus are not performed when priority of the identified physical stimulus is lower than that of the operation which is being performed. 
     
     
       15. The method according to  claim 11 , further comprising continuously performing the operation when identification of the detected physical stimulus is impossible. 
     
     
       16. The method according to  claim 11 , wherein the outputting of the GUI corresponding to the identified physical stimulus through the display further includes outputting voice corresponding to the identified physical stimulus through a speaker. 
     
     
       17. The method according to  claim 11 , further comprising recognizing a position of a user through a camera in response to the identified physical stimulus and controlling a rotation mechanism such that the display is directed to the recognized position. 
     
     
       18. The method according to  claim 11 , wherein the displaying of the GUI through the display includes, when detecting that the physical stimulus is repeated a predetermined number of times or more based on the acquired sensing value, displaying a GUI different from a GUI displayed when the physical stimulus is identified once.